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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut;
[syn: buckeye, horse chestnut, conker]

2. tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds;
[syn: horse chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum]

3. a native or resident of Ohio;
[syn: Ohioan, Buckeye]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Horse-chestnut \Horse`-chest"nut\, Horsechestnut \Horse`chest"nut\, n. 1. (Bot.) The large nutlike seed of a species of Aesculus (Aesculus Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the name. The seed is not considered edible by humans. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Bot.) The tree itself (Aesculus hippocastanum), which was brought from Constantinople in the beginning of the sixteenth century, and is now common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres; it has palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds. The native American species is also called buckeye and conker. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Buckeye \Buck"eye`\ (b[u^]k"[imac]`), n. 1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus ([AE]sculus) as the horse chestnut. [1913 Webster] The Ohio buckeye, or Fetid buckeye, is Aesculus glabra. Red buckeye is Aesculus Pavia. Small buckeye is Aesculus paviflora. Sweet buckeye, or Yellow buckeye, is Aesculus flava. [1913 Webster] 2. A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] Buckeye State, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

buckeye n 1: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: buckeye, horse chestnut, conker] 2: tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn: horse chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum] 3: a native or resident of Ohio [syn: Ohioan, Buckeye]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Buckeye, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona Population (2000): 6537 Housing Units (2000): 2344 Land area (2000): 145.753405 sq. miles (377.499569 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 145.753405 sq. miles (377.499569 sq. km) FIPS code: 07940 Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04 Location: 33.436561 N, 112.593253 W ZIP Codes (1990): 85326 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Buckeye, AZ Buckeye
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Buckeye, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 110 Housing Units (2000): 50 Land area (2000): 1.003691 sq. miles (2.599547 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.003691 sq. miles (2.599547 sq. km) FIPS code: 09100 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.418274 N, 93.375870 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Buckeye, IA Buckeye